A vigilante committee had been trying to rid the county of lawbreakers using illegal arrests, coerced confessions and forced exile as tools in its campaign.
The documentation unit was responsible for transcribing tape-recorded confessions, typing the handwritten notes from prisoners confessions, preparing summaries of confessions, and maintaining files.
And that these... findings are amply supported by written confessions provided by several of the suspects, written statements provided by detainees, and witness statements.